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CURIOUS CHARMS
Tonguet of Animal Are Still
Favorite AmuleU and Portend
Good Luck
1HE VULTURE'S HEART P0TEN1
i:?rt of Dove for Faithful Woman
Tick that Drive Awjy Toothache
f nils of Elephant Bring Good Luc!;
-A Gruesome Mascot.
All the world over, In both uncivi
lized areas and such enlightened
countries as Great Britain, there ara
many people who BtUl place their Ira
I'liclt trust In a charm to bring them
t,ood fortune and In not a few case.i
will expect It to heal them of diseases.
The tongues of animals have been
end are still favorite amulets. A
tongue cut from a living fox is said
to ward off disease of all kinds, but
ds the person carrying it will surely
cMe If he happens to meet a fox at
cay crossroads the cham is seldom
used. The tor.gue. of the vulturo
j. lucked out with, iron and hung about
a mail's neck In a new cloth will bring
tiaj what he desires, and some In
dians believe that if they do not bite
cit the tip of the tongue of any wild
nrlmal they kill they will not have
; od luck in hunting.
Feathers of birds too have also been
t. ed from earliest times to In-uiro
l.ck, good and evil. If the feathers oi
a vulture are burned the smell drlvos
a way serpents and other evil spirits.
1' the feathers of the right wing of a
blackbird are hung up in the middlo
c: tho house on a red thread which
Lis never been used no one will bo
r.ble to sleep in that house until tho
wing has been taken down. Esqul
r.inu.i court good favor by fixing feath
ers from the golden eagle at the bow3
oi their boats.
Firnds can also be frightened away
b7 n:eans of a vulture's heart bound
up in a lion or wolf skin. The head
'.a kite bird worn on the breast, ac
cording to our forefathers, brought
the love and favor of all men and
women, while if the heart of an wl
was laid on the left side of a sleep
ing woman she would confess to all
the wrong she had done. If a woman
wore the heart of a turtle dove wrap-
lin the skin of a wolf she would
4' after be faithful. The Irish be-
-V' that to nail a bat over the houso
; prevents the magician from en
r.s. A . saying which curiosly is
II current is . that if one picks his
u-.jlh with the nail of the middle toe
oi an owl he will never have the tooth
ache, -
f he natives of Bernla in West Afri
ca keep the bones and nails of ele
phants as charms for good luck. The
people of Upper Egypt prize very
highly the tufts of . hair from the
irane of the hyena, and the skin of
this animal will secure for the posses
sor love and faithfulness of a husband
or wife as well as the' favor, pf tho
treat. .., ..
The Singhalese believe the monkey
to be entitled to sacred honors, and
that any house built on the bones of
one of these animals will be cursed.
The visitor to Mourzak, in Central
Africa, will be somewhat surprised to
ve the heads of asses arranged
around the gardens of the natives.
These are placed there to ward off
evil (spirits. The Chinese sleep quite
peaceably at night if an Image of a
cat is on the roof of the house.
Sufferers from gout have been
known to wear tied around their legs
a blue ribbon which is studded with
shells of gray snails. This is said to
allay the pain. Lord Bacon says "a
band of green periwinkles tied about
the calf of the leg" or "wearing on the
Anger rings made of seahorse teeth"
will cure cramp. So firm is the trust
of the natives in these charms that
in some parts of the world they are
never known to take medicine. In
Central Africa, for instance, the na
tives simply cut their nails and tying
teem to the back of a crawfish throw
the crustacean over their shoulder
Into the river or sea without looking
at it, believing the disease will go.
Gamblers are among the most
uperBtitlous people to be found and
scarcely any will dare to enter the
Casino without their favorite charm.
A gruesome little mascot took the
form of the right forefinger bones of
a man who was the seventh son of a
seventh son. This, strangely enough,
J carried by a well known theatri
ra) lady In the form of a brooch when
h visited Monte Carlo.
4-niong others of special interest
ire caUkins, which are worn from
'.he neck; a human knee bone, an
owit heart, a small red feather and
the tall ot a lizard.
French Oyster Gatherers.
. The work of oyster collecting and
mlture Is most unsuitable for women,
ot in France, owing to Its tedious
Bttnr. It. does not appeal to men.
orun, from an early hour In tho
' niornlnc till late Into the evening thn
women are standing up to the knees
In water, with a strong sun beating
down on them. The result Is that
never a year passed without some of
tam golns mad and 'boring to ha
hurried away to the asylums. T!"
work Is well paid, as, Indeed, It ought
to be. while In the case of the fe-v
ro own beds the profits are lire
ill small fort incs are (,'!
amassed.
X?ENSIVE TO INHERIT MONEY.
In Italy Man Had to Pay Government
More Than He Got.
In Italy It appears to be a somewhat
e .-lenslve affair to li.hcrlt money, that
is, if it be a small sum. Not long ago
a young man died In the little town of
Romagna, who loft one lire fifty-eight
cptitesiml, or not quite 34 cents. This
mini, which had been deposited In the
Post Olllce Saving3 Bank, became the
rrc;erty of the young man's father.
As the amount was so small the father
thought it unnecessary to make a de
claration of the legacy as the law pre
scribes, especially as the stamped
paper on which the declaration must
be made would cost about 22 centesiml
mo'e than the money Involved.
Three months afterward he received
demand from the local State Treas
ury for the payment of 14 lire 48 cen
toslnil nearly $3. Thinking a mistake
had been made, he took no notice of
this demand, with the result that later
an official called upon him and de
manded the Immediate payment of 18
lire $3.50. The father had not sufil
Blent money In hand, so the official
took possession of the man's furni
ture. The cost of this seizure brought
thn total sum to 30 lire, which tho
poor man had to pay that same even
ing to avoid the sale of his goods by
mctlon.
Cork Thrift.
Because the world's supply of cork
s rapidly diminishing, the cork per
quisite in tho big hotels and restau
rants is now a valuable privilege.
They are no longer thrown away, but
ire put In a box or barrel, where they
iccumulate until the cork picker
:onies aronnd and pays a round sum
in cash for nil offered to him. The
waiter now employs corkscrews which
utlict the minimum amount of dam
iga upon the cork; and in many places
where large numbers of corks are ex
tracted In a day a steel cork extrac
;or Is used.
Large corks may be recut with
:ons!derable profit. Others, which
save been Injured, can be cut so as
to discard the Injured portions and
utilize that which is sound. Corks
which have been discolored by grease
Mn be cleaned by benzine, ammonia
jr lime and water. Those which have
been discolored or flavored by medi
cine can be rendered usable by long
:ontinued boiling with a small quan- i
tity of chloride of lime and subse- !
luent drying in a kiln or oven. The
finest quality come from champagne
bottles, and always command a good
price. It Is possible to reuse them,
isJ it is said that this is done by
manufacturers both here and abroad.
Trewln's Big Head.
"Excuse me, sir, but I guess you
took my hat from the dining-room
rack," said a gentleman with an East
ern accent as he tanned his flneer on
the shoulder of Senator James Tre
wln, of Cedar Rapids, who was Gov
ernor Cummings chief opponent for
nomination on the republican ticket
two years ago.
"Well, I declare," responded the
Senator, as he took off the eight and
one-half size hat and looked at the In
side. "I did not believe there was
another man In the hotel with a head
ss large as mine. I beg your pardon.
Senator Trewln Is my name. I am
practising law here."
"Indeed?" queried the stranger. "I
am looking for a lawyer, and one with
a head as large as mine ought to serve
my purpose." He called the Senator
aside and after a short conference
placed In his hands the fattest case
that lias ever been tried In Linn
County so far as fees are concerned.
The Magician's Coat.
Nearly every one has seen at some
time the men of magic doing their
wonderful tricks, producing articles
from the air, as it would Beem. Many
of us have said, "He has it hidden,
but where?" The answer is shown in
our illustration. Who would think
the innocent dress coat could be the
means of deception, but if you will
notice the many pockets and the con
venient spots where they are placed,
one can then see that our conjurers
ara only mortal after all, and the old
adage, "Practice makes perfect" Is the
Ley note of his success.
Curiosity of Nature.
Chemists at one time believed that
petroleum was formed In the depths
of the earth by the action of water
working on metallio carbons In a state
cf fusion. Now this statement is
challenged by some geologists, who
extend that petroleum is the result
tf the Dutrefactlon of anlm&ia whih
&g33 ago were swallowed In enormous
cataclysms, similar to that at Mount
Helee. This upheaval, says Prof. Eng
ler, burled millions of prehistoric
monsters, and during all the cycles
of years that have elapBed since then
the bodies of these animals have been
distilled bv Mother Nature In tinr Int.
mense laboratorv hanaath th aprth-a
surface. The result of this dislllla-
tlon, aooordlng to this theory, Is pelro
teum.
THE BELLBOY THUG
Definite Type Criminal Brad by th
Hotel Madness.
A deCnlte typa of twentieth century
criminal, bred of the hotel madness
tuat reigns In New York, is the bell
boy thug. Simeon Ford was author of
that profane truth that there wasn't
another vacant corner lot left in New
York City, but that. If there was,
come fool was sure to put up another
hotel on It. The vast number of ho
tels has created a great demand for
help, especially bellboys. A big pro
portion of them depend, for their liv
ings on the tips they receive from
guests.
These employees frequently herd
together In lodging houses and board
ing places, where their unlonBhlp has
developed into a sort of Black Hand
organization against those who do
not come up to their schedule in the
way of fees. A guest Is blacklisted
and fails to get his papers, letters and
packages. Ills calls are unanswered,
he receives Impertinence of the gross
est kind, and even the gentle offices
of tho chambermaid are withheld, for
sometimes the maids work In with tho
clan. All sensible persons submit to
tho extortion, as It Is cheaper in the
end by far. But. unfortunately, It
only makes the bellboy thug more dar
ing and insolent in his demands.
An.!nvaluable ally of, the outside
crook can be the bellboy if he Is not
in the business for., himself. Jle haj
every means ot studying his vlctlm'a
habits, his comings and Koines, tho
Ftate of his pocketDook and also tha
conditions in which seeing the town
nay place strangers. Women who
nre beyond the pale, especially women
of tho badger class, will pay thesq
youngsters well to aid them in their
schemes.
The attitude of some hotels In hid
ing the unpleasant happenings that
take place within their walls are tho
great incentive to Jewel robberies and
tne thefj of money that are constant
ly going down on the police blotters.
These crimes may bear all the marks
of having been committed by an em
ployee, but they appear luridly as per
petrated by "masked men" and "firs
escape thieves." One hotel detectlv j
oace had the reputation of arranging
introductions for the sharps of varlou.j
l.lnds that' hang around public placer,
fortune tellers, promoters of queer
ventures, gambling touts all the vari
eties of well dressed rogues that aro
on the hunt for victims.
Righteous Indignation.
Jacob DeCou of Chanute, claim
r.gent for the Santa Fe Railroad on
the Southern Kansas division, recent
ly received a letter from a friend in
New Mexico, who Is the Santa Fo
cgent there. Inclosed was a copy Oi
a complaint recently turned over to
him. It follows:
"Dear Sir Dlr your lnjineear tell
you he has. kiled too couse belongfn
to me, he said he would tel you and
the konduckter too thay kiled then
tonlte as they cam acros the road at
my plals where I have got a crosln
and when I put my crosln In you sed
you was puttin a fense on eche sldo
of the rode that wud keap criters from
gettln kiled you put up a hel of a
fense too cafs broak it to kindelln
wood a ouar after you fense gang
went down the road youre lnjlnear
ctt to be fired he knos there is a grald
thare and he comes down thare hel
bent every nlte the couse he, kiled
vras yerelln heffers brand barJ bar
swallow fork on rite ear and left ear
underhacked I want the money for
the couse my crlterz is all I have on
urth to live on and if your lnjlnear
can kil one every time he gets drunk
r.11 I say Is this United States has gon
to the devil the couse will be 50
dolers hoping you are wel."
Embarrassing Travel.
Two girls relating their exnerlences
in Japan, in "The Wide World Maga
zine." gives a glimpse of travelling by
night by rail in the country of tho
chrysanthemum. They write: "The
train was crowded with Japanese, and
when night came the long seat was
divided up into portions, the umier
bertha were pulled down, and we all
nudaied Into our respective bunks,
men and women mixed up together.
It was distinctly trying to be obliged
to hoist one's self up into a high up
per berth before a mixed assembly,
and more trying still to descend In
the morning with the very Incomplete
toilet which one was enabled to make
in a reclining position, but the bliss
ful Ignorance of our Japanese neigh
bor that there was anything unusual
In Buch a proceeding considerably re
lieved our embarrassment. His atti
tude and calm matter of factness were
very reassuring, and the wonderfully
cheerful conductor who brushed our
clothes and fastened our blouses
seemed to consider himself specially
suited for the post of lady's maid.
Anxious to Pleat.
A clergyman was about to leave his
church one evening when he encoun
tered an old lady examining the carv
ing on the font. Finding her desirous
of seeing the beauties of the church,
lie volunteered to show her over, and
the flustered old lady, much gra
tified at this unexpected offer of a
I ersonally-conducted tour, shyly ac
cepted It By and by they came to a
handsome tablet on the right of the
pulpit.
"That," explained the good man, "is
a memorial tablet erected to the mem
ory of the late vicar."
"There, now! Ain't it beautiful?"
exclaimed the admiring old Jady, still
flustered and anxious to nleaaa. "Ami
I'm sure, sir, I hope it won't be long
before we see one erected to you on
the other aide."
Metes and
Comment
Cf Interest to Vcfnen Readers
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VEGETABLE GRATES.
Grln.'s Potatoss, Turnips, Etc., Intj
Small Particles.
It Is really surrrlslng what a large
proportion of Inventions are designed
for use In that small but always Im
portant room, the kitchen. One of the
most useful of these Is the vegetable
grater designed by an Ohio man. WiUi
Useful for Meat, Too.
It vegetables or meat can be crounl
Into fine particles by the expenditure
of very little energy. This machine
Is made on the principle of a r.illl, y.nd
Is clamped to the eilfro of a tabla. A
horper leads to a casins, In which a
cylinder revolves, and below which
is turned by means of a handle, 1j
nearly as large as tho casing and li
fitted with two sets of teeth, Inclined
In opposite directions. One set l:i
cioser than the other, and when tho
the cylinder Is turned the other way.
The vegetables or meat to be ground
are placed In the hopper, and ns thoy
fall Into tho receptacle below the cy
linder crushes them, the small pieces
falling into a dish placed below.
Philadelphia Record.
To Hang a Skirt.
Lay the dress on the table and pla
the bottom up on the outside of the
skirt six and three-eighth mches. This
Is the amount that will be taken up
by the tucks and finish around tho
bottom of the skirt. The skirt is nuns,
however, before the tucks are put In,
and I think I can make It quite clear
to you why this must be so. Many
people have a slight Irregularity In
the size of their hips; others have
prominent abdomens or flat backs.
These things will prevent a skirt from
hanging absolutely even at the first
To Keep the Skirt Bottom Even,
fitting. If any chango is mado In tbo
bottom of the skirt a corresponding
change must be made in the position
of the tucks. For Instance, suppose
one hip Is much larger than the other.
The skirt would have to be lengthened
over that hip and the tucks lowered
In that one place to keep the lice
even.
After you have pinned up the bot
tom of the skirt, put on the dress and
have It carefully fastened, especially
at the girdle. The best way to have
the skirt hung Is to stand on a table
and let some one measure one, two or
three Inches from the table up on the
skirt, as shown In the Illustration.
Use a piece of cardboard with the
desired distance from the floor nicked
in it. The person who is banging tho
skirt should move around It, marking
every few inches with pins. When
the dress is taken off, turn It Inside
out and baste an even line through
these marks on the skirt only-e
through the turted up-portion.
Climbing Stairs Is Good Exercise.
Climbing stairs Is avoided by meet
women as an unsafe exercise. Yet it
Is detrimental because of the bad
way in which It Is done. - The body
works to IU best advantage In lifting
its own weight, as in hlll-cllmbli.g.
In mounting stairs, let the chest Hid.
the body remaining normally erect;
use the stair as a base upon which
the spring In the ball of the foot lifts
Iti weight With a full breath . lift
the body as though by the elevation
of the chest. There Is a buoyance at
tending this exercise which removal
from It much of its bad effects.
Hr'r Coloring.
Lcg-vood, 5 cjr.?es; br'.llng watr,
t pliit.
' Boil together for half an hour, keep,
in; to thn quantity of water, then
Ur-.ln wud when cool add:
Bay rum, 8 ounces; oil of lavendar,
1 dram; glycerine, 1 ounces.
Apply to the hair, with a brush, b
lag aareful not to touch the scalp.
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similating iticFoodandRcgula
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Tromotcs Digcalion,Cheerfu
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Opium, Morphine nor Mineral
Not HAnc otic.
Mt.S0um
Aperfecl Remedy forConstipa
Tlon, Sour Stomach, Diarrhoea
Worms .Convulsions .Feverish
ncss find Loss of Sleep.
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